HAMAS and The Treasury Department-what they are not telling us

One of the Islamic world’s leading Shariah Scholars, who recently called for replacing capitalism with Islamic economics, Sheikh Yousef al-Qaradawi, has once again been implicated in terrorism financing.

Qaradawi is on the board of several prominent Shariah-Compliant financial institutions and is a leader of several prominent Islamic and Shariah legal and scholarly organizations. He also oversaw an umbrella group of Muslim charities working for HAMAS…Coincidence? Doubtful…

The leadership of Hamas created the Union of Good in late-2000, shortly after the start of the second Intifada, in order to facilitate the transfer of funds to Hamas. The Union of Good acts as a broker for Hamas by facilitating financial transfers between a web of charitable organizations-including several organizations previously designated under E.O. 13224 for providing support to Hamas-and Hamas-controlled organizations in the West Bank and Gaza. The primary purpose of this activity is to strengthen Hamas’ political and military position in the West Bank and Gaza, including by: (i) diverting charitable donations to support Hamas members and the families of terrorist operatives; and (ii) dispensing social welfare and other charitable services on behalf of Hamas.